The use of one gram daily cimetidine in the treatment of peptic ulcer in Singapore.

An open study was conducted to assess the efficacy of Cimetidine one gram daily in the treatment of peptic ulcer amongst outpatients in Singapore. Forty patients with duodenal ulcer and fourteen patients with gastric ulcer were entered into the study. Ulcer healing was assessed by endoscopy. At six weeks 85% of duodenal ulcers and 64% of gastric ulcers healed. Although the study is uncontrolled the figures suggest that Cimetidine I gram daily is effective in the treatment of duodenal ulcer in Singapore outpatients. The efficacy of Cimetidine in gastric ulcer, however requires further study.